Nigeria
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Armed Violence
The Untrained ‘Healer’ Who Saved Men With Mortal Wounds From Boko Haram
“All six victims were in a pool of blood, their arms tied behind them,” Babagana Lawan said about the horrific…
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Islamic State Claims Bomb Blast In Nigeria’s Northwest State Of Jigawa
The Nigerian franchise of the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the bomb blast on Tuesday in Dutse, the capital…
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Human Rights
Nigeria’s Notorious SARS Unit Is Dead, But Its Atrocities Live On
Rasheed Balogun was heading to the market to support his mother at her fish store in the Ajah area of…
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News
Leaked Intelligence Files Give Insights Into U.S. Tracking Of Nigeria’s Election
The United States Intelligence Community monitored Nigeria’s just-concluded national elections and tracked top-level talks within the Department of State Services…
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Features
Hunger In Northeast Nigeria Means Displaced People Must Eat During Islamic Fast
“I couldn’t fast for six days in the month of Ramadan because of hunger,” says Maidah Adam Ali, a mother…
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Armed Violence
Tensions Rise In Northwest Nigeria Over Recent Mass Abduction
Relatives of more than 80 kidnapped people in Garin Wanzamai of Tsafe Local Government Area (LGA) in Northwest Nigeria, have…
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ISWAP Claims Killing Of Security Forces In Southern Nigeria
The Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) on Friday claimed responsibility for killing three security personnel during an attack in…
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Kaduna Shia Protest Killings: Families Mourn Death Of Six Young Men
Hajara Shittu had a premonition that day that her son would not return home alive. This chilling feeling settled in…
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News
Nigerian Military Releases More Men Imprisoned For Years Without Trial
The Nigerian military has released a new group of hundreds of men arbitrarily detained over the past decade. The group…
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News
Despite Security Risks, Nigerian Authorities Plan To Resettle IDPs To Mallam Fatori
The Borno state government in Northeast Nigeria wants to press ahead with the return of refugees to the remote town…
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